Indian Creek High School - Inspire Success



TRANSITION to COLLEGE

|Contact |Suzanne Glazer |

|Region |East Central Indiana |

|Phone |1-800-959-3278 ext.583 |

|Email |sglazer@ssaci.state.in.us |

|GRADE LEVEL(S) |College-bound high school seniors |

|STUDENT INDICATOR(S) |1) Students will identify and understand factors that will lead to their post-secondary success |

|TIME REQUIRED |60 minutes |

|MATERIALS NEEDED |Student Success table |

| |Rating Survey |

| |Pre and post tests |

|ACTIVITY SUMMARY |Students will first complete an assessment of what they feel are important factors to succeeding in college, |

| |complete a survey identifying their strengths and weaknesses, review study regarding student postsecondary |

| |success, identify resources to improve success chances. |

|PROCEDURE |PART ONE: Explain to students the purpose of the activity, which is to assist them in understanding factors |

| |important to postsecondary success, to help them determine which of those factors they may need help |

| |acquiring, and how to find that help |

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| |PART TWO: Pass out pre-test and have students complete, then collect. Next pass out the What I Need to |

| |Succeed survey, go over the instructions and have students check off their responses. |

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| |PART THREE: Pass out the Success Factors Table and review with students. Have them identify and list the |

| |strengths and weaknesses from their survey that relate to the success factors, as well as other concerns they |

| |may have regarding their postsecondary experience. |

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| |PART FOUR: Once students have made their list, have an open discussion and share with them resources |

| |available that will help them accordingly |

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| |PART FIVE: Have students complete post-test |

|EVALUATION: How will you know what |Students will demonstrate understanding of lesson by completing pre and post tests. |

|percentage of the students have mastered | |

|the identified guidance indicators? | |

|CITATION(S) |Walter, Tim, and Al Siebert, Student Success: How to Succeed in College and Still Have Time for Your Friends, |

|You may include copyrighted materials in |Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1990. |

|“materials needed,” but do not reproduce | |

|copyrighted materials in your lesson plan.| |

|Non-copyrighted materials should be | |

|included in your lesson plan and cited | |

|here. | |

What Does it Take and What do I Need to Succeed in College?

The following is a list of factors that can influence your success in college. Rate each item from 1 to 5: 1 is weak, not something you do well; 2 means you can do it sometimes; 3 is in the middle, you can do pretty well when you try; 4 you're pretty good at it but could still even be a little better; 5 is well-developed, a pretty reliable strength for you. Rate where you are now, and where you would like to be or think it is important for you to be in the future.

I am able to:

Now Future

____ ____ 1. Start conversations with students I don't know and develop new

friendships.

____ ____ 2. Maintain good communications with my family members.

____ ____ 3. Organize my time well and follow a flexible schedule that

gives me time for studying, friends, and other activities.

____ ____ 4. Study for a planned amount of time every day and then stop.

____ ____ 5. Read textbooks rapidly

____ ____ 6. Comprehend and understand what I read

____ ____ 7. Take lecture notes and reading notes that I find useful as I

prepare for exams.

____ ____ 8. Feel confident about the way I prepare for exams

____ ____ 9. Feel calm while taking exams.

____ ____ 10. Do well on all kinds of examinations.

____ ____ 11. Do good library research and write excellent papers.

____ ____ 12. Motivate myself to reach goals I set for myself

____ ____ 13. Accept complete responsibility for being successful without

blaming instructors, roommates, family or friends for my

lack of success.

____ ____ 14. Appreciate myself for my accomplishments and good

qualities. I like myself and how I live my life.

What does it take…cont'd

Now Future

____ ____ 15. Locate and use resources available to me. I actively search for

resources rather than passively waiting for others to tell me

what to do.

____ ____ 16. Enjoy spending time with other students talking about what we

are doing to get the most out of college.

____ ____ 17. Handle times when I feel awkward, shy, embarrassed,

depressed, lonely, rejected, and a failure.

____ ____ 18. Hold up under stress and pressure.

____ ____ 19. Protect myself against realistic dangers (drugs, alcohol, crime)

____ ____ 20. Take action to resolve conflicts with instructors.

____ ____ 21. Learn useful lessons from unpleasant experiences without

feeling like a victim.

(Taken from Student Success: How to Succeed in College and Still Have Time for Your Friends)

Factors contributing to a Successful and Satisfying College Career:

(Based on a study of 2,379 students reported in Student Success)

Percentage of Students Who Said the Factor Contributed to a Satisfying College Career

Factor Percentage

Personal contacts with students 89

Personal contacts with faculty and staff 78

Time I have spent on special interests and activities 76

out of class

Ability to organize tasks and use my time effectively 73

Work experience during college or in the summer 63

Social life on campus 62

Sense of direction; knowing why I am in college and what 56

career I would like to work toward

Availability of financial resources 52

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